Magnetic element having a smaller critical dimension of the free layer
US8081403B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 10, 2008 |
| Grant date | Dec 20, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 6, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B5/3909
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A magnetic element includes a pinned layer, a nonferromagnetic spacer layer, and a free layer. The nonferromagnetic spacer layer resides between the pinned layer and the free layer. The free layer has a track width of not more than 0.08 micron.
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